An enlightening look at the surprising connections between spirituality and progressive thought in the United States.Religious liberalism in America is often associated with an ecumenical Protestant establishment. This book, however, draws attention to the broad diversity of liberal cultures that shapes America's religious movements.The essays gathered here push beyond familiar tropes and boundaries to interrogate religious liberalism's dense cultural leani...

This collection of essays explores the significance of practice in understanding American Protestant life. The authors are historians of American religion, practical theologians, and pastors and were the twelve principal researchers in a three-year collaborative project sponsored by the Lilly Endowment.Profiling practices that range from Puritan devotional writing to twentieth-century prayer, from missionary tactics to African American ritual performance, these essays provide a uni...

In Six Ways Toward God, Apollinaris Darmawan, a Muslim-born convert into the Catholic faith, clarifies the differences between religions from a very unique point of view, based on core teachings, in the way that were initially delivered. Under the assumption that there is a misunderstanding in interpreting teachings, which has caused conflict between followers of different faiths, Mr. Darmawan realized there is religious wisdom that has been wrong since its inception. -----Bringing togethe...